Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13
Nr PafterS0n,S Views

DR.. F. W. Patterson, inspector tor the
Agricultural Department, is still in this county
in vesigatin. the condition of our live stock
He expects to complets his work here this week.
| la an ia terview with him obtained the fol-
lowing answers to our questions:
| Doctor, what do you think of the character
and condition of live stock in Charles county :?
| The cattle here are mostly of inferior quality,
but little good blood has been brought in here,
and cattle generally have not received the at
ten tion and good feeding to produce the best
results This think mistake. for your coun-
ty is capable of producing fine cattle and the
investment of money ia good stock, with good
care, in my opinion, would pay much better
than tobacco. All domestic animals, however,
need good shelter in winter and good care and
feeding the year round TO makc it pay here or
anywhere else.
Do you 6ud any diseases prevalent here?
6ud no contagious diseases among the cat
tie in this county and it is to be hoped you
may continue 10 be ex.npt from them. The
disease that has done mos, h,rn here, as we'll
as in other couu ties Of this State, is the Swim
Plague or so called Hog Cholera. This sease
has prevailed here for several years ana the
losses amoust TO several thousand dollars an
nually.
What is the nature of this Swine Plague?
1t is evidently a contagious and infectious
disease W here it originated we do not know,
but we do know, that it is spread by Injection
and contagiou only and wish the farmers un-
derstood this fact thoroughly.
What are the symptom of the disc ,se?
They are numerous. 1t is evidently germ
disease and may 6ud lodgemen, in any and
every part of the body, hence We lind various
symptoms So onetimes the bowels become The
the seat OF the disease-lhen We have liberation
and diarrhea, at other times We have the lungs
affected then We have bronchI,e, or pneu nonia.
sometimes the kidneys only are ad:cied, agaia
the skin and glands of the throat seem 10 be
seat of the disease, hence the symptoms will
depend upon the organ affected b. the germ
have frequently seen ali these forms of the di-
seq sc in a herd, that has evidently received the
Infection from one animal.
Is there any treatment available Tor this
disease?
So far as m-dicn.s are CONCERNED, no. IL 1t
we're AS i'm 9orta,t to save the life OF hog as
the life OF a human being, reined'e. mIgbi oe
found 10 save many lives bui il is not. Ii Is a
matter Of dollar. aud cen;s an from this point
alone must we look at il. must here say
one word as to h Nv the farm RS are PropS gst-
ing the dseaee. When an asi;n al i taken SICK
they commence Jsiss lni nIrsing, keeping II
alive as Ion, possible, All every holr they are
scattering the s.e:, OF riise'se among the others
of the herd and u tn fir.hs aroani till hadiy
he loo,es all thea whsn the hog die he throws
them out upon the lAni waea the inirc'iol Is
waited BY the winds, the water, dogs and ouz
z.rds He could DO no more If he tried Nsw
as 10 treatmenr. KiH the FIRST animal tax n
sick so soon as possible and bury deep, and
spread lime over the grave 10 preseot dogs
fron digging up, then remove the herd from
the pound or yard to clean quarters and disia-
feet thoroughly. Do this As often as an ani-
NAL is taken sick and thus only can this infce-
ton be stayed Tais same course shouid also
be pursued with all infectious diseases anoas
amin ais and especially with chicken cholera